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Monday, November 16, 2009

Most Awesomely Bad Pattern Finalists!

Readers, a journey of a thousand miles can begin with a single pattern for apron chaps. Let's take another moment to thank ZipZapKap, who brought them into our life. (And visit her fab Etsy shop here!) Inspired by these apron chaps, you lovely readers have sent me many truly awful submissions for the Most Awesomely Bad Pattern EVER contest. You came up with some serious contenders for the coveted title, and it was very hard to narrow it down to three. But now, without further ado, I present to you the finalists.1. Anna sent in this ladies' jumpsuit from the 90's, complete with a lacy bib. Anna says, "Worst look ever. I do not miss the 90's. These could only be worse made in plaid flannel!"

2. From Sonya, "a more formal look for your cat." (Also: what's going on with the backpack-like contraptions?)

3. And last but certainly not least, Sarah sent in this men's jumpsuit pattern, "the one on the left being the real winner here." (Don't count out the mustard yellow version, though--styled with a lovely gold medallion!)

Take the poll to make your voice heard! Voting will close this Friday at Midnight (EST). May the most awesomely bad pattern win!

37 comments:

Being the co-owner of five cats, I had to vote for the cat accessories, but the first one is awful, too... But I can't imagine putting anything like that on a cat, so that pattern would be a complete waste of paper, ink and money. Someone might do something reasonable with the other two... I can't imagine how, but it could be possible, because with humans it's always their problem what they are wearing. Not so with the cats. (Note: Read Terry Pratchett's Unadulterated Cat for some reasoning in this line, and much more funny one...)

This is definitely a tough one. All three are worthy contenders. Trudy, I remember actually seeing middle-aged men with the spare tires wearing those things. They were always baby blue. Awesome indeed.

My Grandpa wore one of these jumpsuit things every day after he retired in 1978 (he was a CPA). I'm guessing that Grandma had this pattern (or one like it) because she sewed everything including his pajamas and bow ties. I guess after a lifetime of suits this look said "ultimate comfort" to Grandpa...yikes!

The mind reels. I'm afraid my vote is going to take some serious consideration here. These are such heavy-hitting contenders that I can't make a snap judgment -- I may need a televised debate between the three.

Uh, a difficult one. But my vote goes to number one. I would like to go for the mens jumpsuit, but I remember Sean Connery wearing a baby-blue jumpsuit in Goldfinger and that kind of makes it cool, doesn't it? Wanna see a picture of Bond in a jumpsuit... this was the only picture I could find: http://www.mi6.co.uk/images/stills/gf_12_280.jpg

I had to vote for #1, he 90's jumpsuit, because as a four year old in 1991, instead of getting a new pretty Easter dress, my mother chose a terrrrrrrrible floral jumpsuit, with exactly that collar and volume. I am scowling in every single photo that year, and am apparently still bitter.

Oooh, that jumpsuit is a sight to behold... I still don't believe anything can beat the 'pinnie-chaps' for surreal badness, but jumpsuit has to come a close second!

Coincidentally, I came across this site today which includes a wide variety of very funny vintage pattern covers - http://clothedminds.blogspot.com/ Some are just goofy, but others are really very awesomely bad! Had me chuckling for ages and I still haven't gone through half the posts.

Where do I lodge a complaint? I wanted to vote for more than one! LOL But had to finally narrow it down to the last one. I can not even conjur up the image of some man with the bloused legs of this horrible jumpsuit. Horrible.

A televised debbate, Pattern Junkie? it sounds like a surrealistic nightmare...As men (and women, isn't it, Rosie the riveter?) actually sometimes have to wear these jumpsuits for work, I don't think it is that silly (but ok, styling is atrocious). And whatever it is, I can't figure an animal pattern that wouldn't be silly, so this vote would be for the whole category. So I chose the ladies jumpsuit, as it is both impractical, toroughly ugly in its design, and that as a cherry on the cake (and even if I like stripes, polka dots and flowers) I find its styling atrocious!

omg!! my mother made me that ladies jumpsuit--maybe the kids version of that very pattern!!--when i was 12!! it was made out of blue ticking with pink hearts--ugh!! now to make sure that no photos of me in that horrid ensemble exist....how embarrassing!

Number two pretty much combines all the worst elements of every bad outfit I wore in the early 1990s as a little girl. Just add some cabbage roses on a black background, and you are set!The Renegade Bean

Um, I totally had #1. Maybe two of them. I'm a child of the 80s whose mother kept sewing way past when I asked her to. Saddest part? I ALWAYS got compliments on that outfit (in my defense, it was a lovely shade of olive with red ribbon trim on the collar in place of the lace, but still).